Roger Machado Marques (born 4 March 1975) is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of

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. Machado's playing career was mainly associated with Grêmio, a club he represented for ten years. After retiring with

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in 2008, he later became a coach, being notably in charge of both his former sides.

Playing career

A Grêmio youth graduate,

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-born Machado made his debut for the club in 1994. A regular starter, he was among of the club's most successful era, achieving one Série A and one

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. In 2004 Machado moved abroad, signing for

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side

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. Returning to Brazil in 2006, he joined

and also featured regularly. In 2009, he agreed to a move to

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, but the deal was cancelled after a

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injury, and he subsequently retired. Machado's maiden appearance for the Brazil football team occurred on 12 June 2001, in a 1–0 loss against

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for the year's

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Managerial career

Machado returned to his first club Grêmio on 5 January 2011, as an assistant manager. He left the club in December 2013, and was subsequently appointed manager of Juventude the following 19 February. Sacked on 28 July 2014, Roger was named

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manager on 19 December. On 26 May 2015, he replaced

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at the helm of former side Grêmio. Machado led the club to an impressive third position during the campaign, being praised for his tactical duties. On 15 September 2016, after a poor run of form, he resigned. On 2 December 2016, Machado was announced at

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, signing a two-year deal. He was relieved from his duties on 20 July of the following year, after a 2–0 home loss against

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. On 22 November 2017, Machado was appointed manager of

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for the 2018 season. He was dismissed the following 26 July, being subsequently replaced by

; his team went on to win the first division after his dismissal. On 2 April 2019, Machado replaced sacked

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at the helm of Bahia. On 2 September of the following year, after a 5–3 home loss against

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, he was himself dismissed. On 27 February 2021, Machado was named manager of another club he represented as a player, Fluminense. He was sacked on 21 August, after being knocked out of the

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. On 14 February 2022, Machado replaced

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at the helm of Grêmio, but was himself dismissed on 1 September. On 12 January 2024, he returned to Juventude after nearly ten years, in the place of Thiago Carpini. On 17 July 2024, amidst rumours of a possible move to

, Machado resigned from ''Ju''. The move was confirmed the following day, as he agreed to a contract until December 2025.

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;Grêmio *

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

: 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001 ;Fluminense *

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Manager

;Atlético Mineiro *

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

;Bahia *

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: 2019, 2020 ;Grêmio *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

Recopa Gaúcha The Recopa Gaúcha (), is a super cup tournament organized by the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation (FGF), disputed between the winners of Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Cam ...

;Internacional *

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

Individual

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Best manager:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Machado, Roger 1975 births Living people Copa Libertadores–winning players Footballers from Porto Alegre Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Grêmio FBPA players Fluminense FC players J1 League players Vissel Kobe players 2001 Copa América players Brazil men's international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série C managers Esporte Clube Juventude managers Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo managers Grêmio FBPA managers Clube Atlético Mineiro managers SE Palmeiras managers Esporte Clube Bahia managers Fluminense FC managers Sport Club Internacional managers